MPD: Man attempts to discard drugs

Published 7:40 pm, Monday, May 4, 2015

A 41-year-old Midland man was arrested Friday night after allegedly discarding a small amount of marijuana during a traffic stop.

Damian Reyes was held Monday on a $500 bond on a third-degree felony charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to court documents.

A Midland police officer observed a driver of a white pickup near the 400 block of Carver Street allegedly failing to maintain a single lane of travel and failing to properly signal. When the officer activated his emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop, the officer noticed the driver throw something out of the passenger side window. It was determined to be a small bag of marijuana , according to the arrest affidavit.

The officer detained the driver, Reyes, and recovered the marijuana, according to the affidavit. Reyes denied that the marijuana belonged to him.

If convicted of the third-degree felony, Reyes could face up to 10 years in prison.